Plainview is home to 3,500 people in Minnesota. Owners hold 84% of the housing stock. This skews young, with a median age of 34.0. 2% of residents were born outside the United States. People stay put here: 78% were in the same home a year ago. Median rent is $828 a month.
At a glance
Average income
median household income $82,926, near the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 34.0
US median: 38.9
Average education
31% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 56%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Plainview
What changed most since 1990
White share99.2% → 88.9%(−10.3 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Plainview's population equals 16% of Wabasha County's. Its number of people who work from home equals 6.4% of the county's. Its number of households without a car equals 27% of the county's.
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)15.7%(20)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)25.2%(32)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era53.5%(68)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War7.1%(9)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 127 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Plainview, decade by decade
Plainview population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
2,765
$75,847
$132,484
13.0%
1.9
2000
3,190
$72,779
$156,845
18.9%
13.6
2010
3,340
$64,878
$173,348
15.3%
20.4
2020
3,483
$70,945
$188,472
26.8%
24.2
2024
3,500
$82,926
$245,300
31.0%
25.2
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
